Is it here yet? Is it here yet?
On 4/21/2017 2:24 PM, Wayne Burdick wrote:
Waaaay sooner than that, but don't quote me ;).
Wayne
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On Apr 21, 2017, at 1:12 PM, Nr4c <n...@widomaker.com> wrote:
"Christmas in "April" think not.
Note they aren't taking orders yet! Just a list of interested potential buyers.
My timeline:
Orders-late Dec ( New Years Eve)
Ship--April 2018
Sent from my iPhone
...nr4c. bill
On Apr 21, 2017, at 11:13 AM, w7aqk <w7...@cox.net> wrote:
Terry and All,
Your view is shared by a lot of us, but not everyone. The hard core QRO folks are having a
euphoric experience right now. Christmas in April ! Well, I think it is great that their wishes
seem to have been granted. I suppose if all the stars lined up just right I could be one of them!
However, like you, I have some difficulty justifying the cost/benefit. Also, I'd be hard pressed to
make something like that work at this location. So, I don't need to spend a lot of time lamenting
not having a bigger amp, and it really wouldn't help me "hear" any better. It is not
insignificant that it will cost almost 3 times as much to gain only slightly more than 1 S unit.
Then, when you factor in the question of "how often do I really need that?", the
justification becomes even more obscure to me. One thing is for sure, a lot of electricians just
got more work! I strongly suspect not everyone is 220 V ready!
I think it is rather interesting how Elecraft has come to this point. Many years ago, I saw first hand (at Pacificon)
the two amps they had as prototypes, one of which was "legal limit". Then they went silent for a good while
before coming out with just the 500 watt model. I thought that was a very astute decision, but probably because it
suited me perfectly. I can only guess at how this strategy evolved. I actually expected this bigger amp to come out
earlier, but I do not second guess Elecraft on their decision making. They seem to be pretty capable of making very
good decisions without my advice!!! The groundswell of interest in a bigger amp has been hard to ignore, and obviously
they didn't ignore it! Then Eric tickles everyone's chain recently by asking "what would you want to see in a big
amp?"! That doesn't even meet the definition of "foreshadowing"! It was more like "check your
bank accounts folks!"
Elecraft has nearly mastered the art of stimulating expectations. Have you
noticed that, when something clearly doesn't fit their plans, they will quash
the conversation, but when it isn't so far fetched the silence is deafening? I
think they have as much fun doing this as they do designing the stuff! I can
almost hear them giggling as they put together that cropped photo of the new
amp! Anyway, put on your crash helmets and protective gear at their booths in
Visalia and Dayton. It's going to be crowded!
O.K. Now what do we talk about???
Dave W7AQK
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From: Terry Brown <n...@comcast.net>
If the new Elecraft amp is indeed 1500 watts it might be worth considering that
going from 500 to 1500 watts is only about 4.5 Db or less than 1 S-unit in
signal strength. If I owned the KPA 500 it would be a hard sell to get me to
move to ANY 1500 watt amp.
Respectfully,
Terry, N7TB
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